Re: Magnetic Card Reading

For a credit card app for non-standard private label cards, i had two line (160 char) non display input field on the screen, with a auto enter - the user swiped,
the data came into the pgm, i picked the pieces of the entry i needed, and then displayed a new screen.
You will have to know the layout of the card. If a credit card - not all are the same - diff track info. Even some same cards but different vintage had track differences.
Jim

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chamara Withanachchi" <chamaraw@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Magnetic Card Reading

Yes It reads everything in the card my problem is how to format it and
display correctly. (It shows all characters in one field)




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On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Jim Franz <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

if it is just a swipe reader on a keyboard, then you rpg app doesn't
know/doesn't care - it's just 5250 or html (if rpg-cgi).
I've used swipe readers on pc keyboards for decades - the only problem is
getting them all configured the same so things like
auto record advance can happen, or getting extra cr/lf in the data stream.
If you are talking to a different device, an ascii device, then a rpg pgm
can be used "talk" to it (more avail if this is your prob).
Your magnetic card may have multiple tracks on it & your swipe device will
have to be set up for that.
Jim Franz

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From: "Chamara Withanachchi" <chamaraw@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the IBM i / System i" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:17 AM
Subject: Magnetic Card Reading


> Hi all,
>
> Does any one have experience in Magnetic Card reading by RPG?
>
> I want to read the card contains for our front-end application which is
> written in RPG
>
>
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> Regards,
>
> Chamara Withanachchi
> IBM Certified Power System Expert
> RPG Programmer
> (owner of www.rpgiv.info)
>
> WWW.RPGIV.INFO
> Mob: +971 50 5698644
> chamaraw@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> i want to be future ready. i want control. i want an i.
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